{"id":349671,"date":"2011-03-30T10:41:34","date_gmt":"2011-03-30T10:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/30\/stevens-harbours-england-ambition\/"},"modified":"2011-03-30T10:41:34","modified_gmt":"2011-03-30T10:41:34","slug":"stevens-harbours-england-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/30\/stevens-harbours-england-ambition\/","title":{"rendered":"Stevens harbours England ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stevens helped Saracens to a 24-9 win over Newcastle on Sunday
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Saracens prop Matt Stevens hopes a continuation of his current form will be enough to earn him a place in England’s 2011 World Cup squad.<\/p>\n

Stevens, capped 32 times, returned from a two-year drugs ban in January.<\/p>\n

“The only thing I can do is play well for Saracens. We’re on a roll and we want to get to that Premiership final,” he told BBC Three Counties Radio.<\/p>\n

“If I can get there it gives me as good a chance of playing for England as anybody else,” added the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n

Stevens has made seven club appearances since his return and has bolstered a Sarries side that has lost only one of its last nine Premiership matches.<\/p>\n

And, with September’s World Cup in New Zealand on the horizon, the former Bath forward is concentrating on holding down a first-team place for Saracens’ play-off push.<\/p>\n

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I’m sure I’ll get a very friendly hello when I play Bath<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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“It’s a very competitive front row at Saracens – everyone’s vying for positions,” he said.<\/p>\n

“We’ve got a lot of international players and guys who could be internationals.<\/p>\n

“It’s a difficult spot to get, so you get it and you hold on to it.<\/p>\n

“I’m pushing for that place all the time and I’m happy with how things are going.”<\/p>\n

Saracens welcome Bath to Vicarage Road on Sunday, and Stevens is looking forward to seeing some familiar faces.<\/p>\n

“I’m sure I’ll get a very friendly hello when I play them,” he joked.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know what front row they’re going to start with – last week was David Flatman and Duncan Bell, two very good scrummagers.<\/p>\n

“Obviously there is Lee Mears, an international hooker, so it’s going to be a tough game.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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